Introduced and assessed as invasive in the lower 48 states
Ohio law lists it as an invasive plant: not native to Ohio, and causing, or likely to cause, economic, environmental or human health harm.
iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.
US-RIIS assesses a species as invasive when it causes, or is likely to cause, harm there, or is at least locally abundant and harmful ecologically, economically, or to health.
Season shown in 7 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
No result yet (9)
Recorded, too few records for a result (49)
Recorded, season not shown (23)
Season shown (7)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
dame's rocket by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
Adams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ashland County
23 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Athens County
58 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County
No qualifying records yet
Butler County
79 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Clark County
21 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County
56 · Season shown
Clinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County
22 · Recorded, season not shown
Coshocton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County
227 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County
93 · Season shown
Erie County
41 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County
27 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County
226 · Season shown
Fulton County
No qualifying records yet
Gallia County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County
24 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County
96 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County
27 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock County
23 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Highland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Holmes County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County
42 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County
46 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence County
No qualifying records yet
Licking County
73 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County
91 · Season shown
Lucas County
122 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County
82 · Recorded, season not shown
Marion County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Medina County
36 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mercer County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Miami County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Monroe County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County
32 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Morrow County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County
No qualifying records yet
Ottawa County
21 · Season shown
Paulding County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Perry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County
44 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County
No qualifying records yet
Richland County
20 · Season shown
Ross County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County
No qualifying records yet
Seneca County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County
No qualifying records yet
Stark County
110 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County
382 · Season shown
Trumbull County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Union County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County
No qualifying records yet
Vinton County
No qualifying records yet
Warren County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Washington County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County
36 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wood County
48 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot County
Recorded, too few records for a result
No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.
Season
When it is recorded
In Franklin County
Late March to late June, middle week May 17–23
Middle week · May 17–23
This week · Nov 8–14
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Recording in Franklin County · records of all species each week, 95,840 in all
Records per week from 226 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 163 dates. Latest record: November 2025.
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Records of dame's rocket in Franklin County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of dame's rocket
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
417
Jan 11–17
0
0
236
Jan 18–24
0
0
236
Jan 25–31
0
0
236
Feb 1–7
0
0
244
Feb 8–14
1
1
360
Feb 15–21
1
1
270
Feb 22–28
1
1
401
Mar 1–7
1
1
483
Mar 8–14
1
1
567
Mar 15–21
1
1
561
Mar 22–28
3
3
750
Mar 29 – Apr 4
5
2
1,310
Apr 5–11
6
3
1,456
Apr 12–18
6
1
2,408
Apr 19–25
5
3
2,525
Apr 26 – May 2
9
5
2,812
May 3–9
20
8
2,785
May 10–16
47
8
2,381
May 17–23
40
6
2,651
May 24–30
33
7
2,735
May 31 – Jun 6
20
6
2,861
Jun 7–13
7
6
2,986
Jun 14–20
5
4
2,980
Jun 21–27
3
1
3,051
Jun 28 – Jul 4
0
0
3,121
Jul 5–11
3
3
3,399
Jul 12–18
0
0
3,754
Jul 19–25
2
2
3,305
Jul 26 – Aug 1
0
0
3,347
Aug 2–8
1
1
3,803
Aug 9–15
0
0
3,507
Aug 16–22
1
1
3,137
Aug 23–29
0
0
3,249
Aug 30 – Sep 5
1
1
3,487
Sep 6–12
0
0
3,215
Sep 13–19
0
0
3,368
Sep 20–26
0
0
2,586
Sep 27 – Oct 3
0
0
3,624
Oct 4–10
0
0
2,701
Oct 11–17
0
0
2,107
Oct 18–24
0
0
1,201
Oct 25–31
1
1
1,123
Nov 1–7
0
0
789
Nov 8–14
0
0
798
Nov 15–21
0
0
468
Nov 22–28
1
1
522
Nov 29 – Dec 5
1
1
225
Dec 6–12
0
0
234
Dec 13–19
0
0
392
Dec 20–26
0
0
254
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
422
Reported in flower
Usually reported in flower early May to early June, middle week May 17–23.
From 26 records that show flowers. Not every photo of a plant in flower is marked as flowering, so this shows when people reported it in flower, not when it flowers.
Reported in fruit
No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
In Ohio
Mid-April to late June, middle week May 17–23
Middle week · May 17–23
This week · Nov 8–14
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all
Records per week from 3,267 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 757 dates. Latest record: November 2025.
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Records of dame's rocket in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of dame's rocket
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
5
3
6,211
Jan 11–17
1
1
5,146
Jan 18–24
0
0
4,645
Jan 25–31
0
0
4,698
Feb 1–7
2
2
6,023
Feb 8–14
6
3
5,888
Feb 15–21
5
4
5,436
Feb 22–28
4
4
6,846
Mar 1–7
10
3
8,321
Mar 8–14
6
5
10,384
Mar 15–21
11
4
12,620
Mar 22–28
14
7
13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4
25
6
19,661
Apr 5–11
38
7
26,860
Apr 12–18
42
8
39,925
Apr 19–25
37
6
41,623
Apr 26 – May 2
100
10
56,391
May 3–9
213
10
52,952
May 10–16
455
10
53,785
May 17–23
686
10
57,698
May 24–30
675
10
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
368
10
53,099
Jun 7–13
150
9
53,700
Jun 14–20
132
9
56,625
Jun 21–27
94
9
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
38
9
58,477
Jul 5–11
23
5
61,336
Jul 12–18
17
7
64,722
Jul 19–25
16
8
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
14
7
59,416
Aug 2–8
11
5
59,712
Aug 9–15
10
6
55,994
Aug 16–22
8
4
54,328
Aug 23–29
5
3
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
4
3
57,167
Sep 6–12
3
3
59,075
Sep 13–19
4
2
54,543
Sep 20–26
2
2
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
1
1
43,180
Oct 4–10
5
3
37,841
Oct 11–17
2
2
30,824
Oct 18–24
2
2
21,156
Oct 25–31
4
3
19,021
Nov 1–7
4
1
14,172
Nov 8–14
2
2
12,621
Nov 15–21
2
2
7,965
Nov 22–28
3
2
8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5
2
1
6,083
Dec 6–12
4
3
6,004
Dec 13–19
0
0
5,423
Dec 20–26
0
0
5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2
2
2
8,459
Reported in flower
No flowering season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.
Reported in fruit
Only 15 records here show fruit, too few to show a fruiting season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
Identification
How to identify it
Telling it apart
From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.
fall phloxPhlox paniculataOften confused in Ohio: 52 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Annual HonestyLunaria annuaOften confused in Ohio: 38 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
wild sweetwilliamPhlox maculataOften confused in Ohio: 18 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Purple RocketIodanthus pinnatifidusOften confused in Ohio: 16 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
Land cover where it is recorded
Land cover
Its recordsAll Ohio records
Forest
42%31%
Developed
40%49%
Wetland
9%5%
Farmland
8%11%
Open water
1%3%
Grassland and shrub
0.9%0.9%
Barren
0.1%0.6%
From 2,051 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Where these results come from
Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.
